Category Managers

Beverages

Sparkling Ice Gets Canned

Beverage packaging expanded to 8-oz. slim cans

General Merchandise/HBC

Northern Tier Honors Eby-Brown

Names convenience-store distributor as a Strategic Partner of the Year

Rising: pain reliever liquids, feminine pain relievers, cold-remedy liquids, stomach-remedy tablets, sleeping remedies and more. Sliding: cold-remedy tablets, couch syrups, diarrhea tablets, energy shots, vitamins, more.

Plan would alert consumers about the dangers of obesity, diabetes and tooth decay

Deli meat provider rolls out on-the-go products

Retailer targets the new core c-store consumer with toys, gifts and private-label items

Cardholders can now convert points, miles from other loyalty programs

Gasoline prices, margins are down

As I look over an analysis Management Science Associates (MSA) recently completed on convenience-store sales, I am struck by the different buying habits of the current c-store shopper and the habits’ potential effect on category management.

Wall Street Journal op-ed suggests an answer

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